POS0215 CLASSIC VERSUS ATYPICAL POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN OR MISCLASSIFICATION?

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 82; no. Suppl 1; pp. 334 - 335
• Main Authors: El Miedany, Y., Toth, M., Elgaafary, M., Bahlas, S., Abu-Zaid, M. H., Hassan, W., Tabra, S. A. A., Elwakil, W., Saber, S., Kamel, N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism 01.06.2023; Elsevier B.V; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Hematuria; Hip; Imaging; Inflammation; Inflammatory diseases; Musculoskeletal diseases; Myositis; Pain; Patients; Pelvis; Polymyalgia rheumatica; Rheumatoid factor; Rheumatology; Scientific Abstracts; Shoulder; Steroids; Tenosynovitis; United States > US; Myositis; Imaging; Pain

BackgroundPMR is usually diagnosed based on the patient’s clinical history and confirmed by the presence of an elevated inflammatory markers ESR and CRP. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, steroid therapy is commenced, and their response is usually rapid and dramatic. However, sometimes patients may p...